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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color:windowtext">From A</span></u></b><b><u><span lang="EN-US">id-Asia Pacific (RoA-AP):<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US">Greetings!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US">The Reality of Aid-Asia Pacific (RoA-AP) and CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness - Asia (CPDE Asia) will be holding its three-day
<b>Regional Meeting, </b>“Accelerate Efforts; Amplify Voices: Bolstering Solidarity toward People-Centered Development Cooperaton”, on
<b>August 31, September 2 and 7</b>! The regional meeting aims to facilitate peer-learning and dialogue among members, donors and development actors, as well as bolster solidarity toward a more effective development cooperation engagement.
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<p><span lang="EN-US">The regional meeting will consist of the following events: <o:p>
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<p><b><span lang="EN-US">The Reality of Aid Report 2020/2021 Asia Pacific Launch </span>
</b><i><span lang="EN-US">(open to the public)</span></i><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">August 31, 2021, Tuesday | 2 PM Manila<br>
Register here: <a href="https://bit.ly/roareport-aplaunch"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">https://bit.ly/roareport-aplaunch</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Nexus Policy Research Launch & Multi-stakeholder Dialogue
</span></b><i><span lang="EN-US">(open to the public)</span></i><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">September 7, 2021, Tuesday | 8 PM Manila<br>
Register here: <a href="http://bit.ly/nexus-launch"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">http://bit.ly/nexus-launch</span></b></a></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">See you there! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-US">RoA-AP is also initiating a sign-on campaign that forwards a
<b><a href="https://realityofaid.org/cso-critique-on-adb-energy-policy/">CSO critique on the Asian Development Bank's Draft Energy Policy</a></b>. To join the sign-on campaign, please answer
<a href="https://forms.gle/uZNBPf5jyfvUaeTx5">this form</a> on or before <b>August 27</b>, Friday.
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